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sr4Nlsm PAPERS. PROCLAMATION, YX BRIGADIER -GENERAL COUNT DE SAN ROMAN, COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT OF INFANTRY or THE PRINCESS, AND PROVISIONAL COMMANDER IN CHIEF OP THE DIVISION OF THE NORTH, LATELY' ARRIVED IN SPAIN, JitddrAssed to the Troops who compose it, drawn up in line in celebration of the Birth-day of our august and beloved Sovereign FERDINAND VII. the 14th of th e present month of Oc7ober. v ` SOLDIERS—The General in Chief, Marquis DE 1 44 ROMANA, on his departure from Gottenburgh, c onitnitted to me the honourable charge of coin tuanding you ; a n d as h e h as not ye t b een a bl e to rejoin us, I think it right nat to delay any longer stating to you, what, I am convinced, he would have dbne, under the present circumstances. " Absent from your country upwards of 700 leagues, and kept in complete ignorance of its fate, Your loyalty was tried by sedation, and exposed to ads thc, most arbitrary, oppressive, and unjust; but faithful to your 'banners and your lawful Sovereign, You knew how to resist them with unshaken firm ness, and to live and die, united with your country, was the sole wish you unanimously entertained and expressed. Under these circumstances, through the inter position of Divine Providence, dire& intelligence reached us of the situation of our country, and of lier anxious desire to obtain our assistance. Yottimtne diafdy united all to afl - brd her your aid, but obsta cles almost insurmountable obstrueled the attain ment of that end. Nothing, however, was capable t o Make you shrink from your firm resolve. Great 'were the privations, fatigues, and incessant dangers, With which you had to struggle in order to attain Your purpose, but you bore up under them all With that heroic perseverance and kind of satis faaion which the most exalted patriotism alone can , inspire. " Divine Providence could not but favour a cause 80 just ; and guided by that Providence, we succeed ed, under the powerful and energetic proteetion of a, • great and generous nation, now our intimate Ally, to surmount all obstacles, and tread again our anxi ously desired native soil. When you set loot on it, you all expressed the most-lively emotion of heart felt soy, and corresponding demonstrations of your Countrymen, convinced you of their joyful feelings on the - happy occasion. A truly memorable day, warranted by the public expression of sentiments worthy of true Spanish patriotism, the memory of Which will, no doubt, be handed down to the latest posterity with the glorious history of its name. " We have already joined in his temples to offer up thanksgivings to the Most High, who voucbseted to dispose this, and to implore with fervent prayers the continuance of his support. Now we are under, arms, enjoying the blissful destiny of celebrating in our native land the Birth-day of our Sovereign, I'IIRDINAND VII. to restore him to hiS throne, and t° reign full of splendour, prosperity, and glory.— Your anxious desire to March for that purpose, and to share in the laurels of our gallant companions in a rms, Who have covered themselves with glory, shall St ktcl be fulfilled. But. Soldiers, in ordet to secure .the attainment t~ a Your wish, you should constantly bear in mind, order and discipline must be scrupuloustrob served,and unremitting vigilance disMayed in the service. The least fault or -omission .on this' head Would no longer prove injurious to those. unfortu- Mate people with whom you formerly aced, and who still groan under theheavy 'oppression of the Perfidious enemy who endeavoured to impose his iron yoke also on our country, but hurt and distress Your worthy countrymen, your brethren, in fine, those who so generously. step forwards to share Your fatigues and alleviate them. Every offender shall therefore be promptly punished : with the ut most severity, and deserves, besides, to be turned but of your ranks, as unworthy ut the Spanish name, because he could render himself guilty of mitcon -410 in circumstances so interesting and important.: But I feel perfe6tly satisfied that a,c.ase so dis graceful will never happen ;—my conviction on this h ead arises from your good coudutt and fervent pa 4totisre. I have merely to add, that when the day ° 'IMO desired shall come, to front our enemy, you . 1 7 41 1 always - find me by younsicle; will share all 3414 dangers, and jelittly,with the. gallant and dis tmguished Officers by e horn you are commanded, We will skew the world, that it a slorious death in. the field of honour, even at all times' the darling ob-' Jett of the ,wishes of SOCA soldiers, how much ",, 111c re must it be for those who are fighting for a — ,: y r'e the most just a n d most sacred—a c ause in. o li ch the defence of our holy' religion, 'and of our b '“ ) ved lawful SoVereign, FERDINAND VU. - and'the dignity and independence of our native land, are 41 1 U concerned. " COUNT DE SAN ROMAN." " St. Andero, Oct, 14." MADRID, OCT. 6.—AccOrding to letters written from Tarazuna, dated the 29th ult. we learn thi4t our army 'of . Andalusia was advancing ,to occdpy Cataluna and Loilosa ; that of Valencia to Tudela and Alfaro ; and that of Arragon to Los and Sis liava. . . We have had the good fortune, after considerable diiculty, to receive &tithe Ministerial Gazettes of the C ourt of Senor JOSEPH, who is said to reside for the rettrit ,at Vittoria. According to these respeaable lalltrs, it appeared, that his Majesty continued .sedu &„ll4l,), engaged in promoting the happiness - of the ~Patlish people, which is the only desire of 014 taz' 1 1 . ' - ' 4l Monarch. In Miranda de Ebro, a number of decrees, all of the same tendency, have been is •ued,, the principles of which are deserving:utpar slcular attention. The first containano,.less than 30 articles .relative to the disposal of clerical benefices . arid other pious works. His Majesty has expressed the greatest grief, that a disposition so wisely made tahould be reje&ed as inferior to our ancient Govern ment ; that it was not received with felicity, " as tendin g 'to establish order in every department of this greatmonardiy." It is asserted, "that the a l e of church and other, property will produce a "_,`l'd of felicity to t h e nat i on , an d t h at i t will effect salub r i ty o f t h e cities, the fecundity of the f i elds, 4 11 k moral improvement, and all 'that tenders great." This illustrious Manarch con :tkles with saying, that o. his heart feels a paternal , ?onomy, w hi ch does not allow him to ac r ritice the .Merest m 54 tqawliild puctutigui N th 46 . l 4iir" oP the moment; but that, in his combinations, be om. braces the everlasting duration of the State."— Mysterious words, whose meaning we are unable to define. c,• • In another Decree, as ostentatious as the last, he issues instru&ions for levying an impost of one eighth per cent. 'on the following kinds of goods :—wlifitt, bariq,' rye, straw, pease, oil, wool, beef, and hair. In the preamble JOSEPH 1. lanientS " the disgust with which the Provinces regard a Constitution made expressly for the benefit of the peoplc." He also regrets " the necessity, most of i6ling to his Royal heart, of maintaining the . troops already, existing in the kingdom, as well - as 'those who are :'on their march, for the objet 1 of re- establishing public tran quillity." He•finislies his lamentations by inform ing his vassals : of his necessity for money, from the faiitire of his " customary resources ;" and that,that , • oeoessity haS convened him to levy eight per cent. on. the yalne of the foregoing articles, upon all classes 1 ',or proprietors and peasants, who live at a distance from military roads, as well as those who live the iWaiest ) whereby they are'made exclusive viftims of their locality. A letter froM 'Paris has the following expressions :—" There are people here Who have the audacity to rejoice at the victories of the Spanish insuroents, and to prognosticate a happy conclusion for them."•• CORtniltA, OCT. 24.—The disembarkdtion - of the lioops commenced this tnotning. They - proceed on their march immediately. TUDELA, i*. Head- Quarters of General C'asthnOs. 1 1 Our advanced party have taken, in sight of the enemy, the magazine of corn and oats NAM ] he had established in the Malabro, and notwithstanding the Ebro was swollen, and not fordable in any part, and the troops few, he viewed it without daring to interrupt us. Yesterday another expedition ,set out, composed of 100 of the Royal Spanish Infantry Guards, and 50 men each of the other corps, which form a division under Brigadier General O'Dosm- Houcti. We are yet uninformed of the result, but we flatter ourselves it will be successful. We have . here General ST. MAMA, and should have advanced our position, but it has been deterred till the 'arrival of our new General CASTANOS. The division of O'NEIL occupies the important post of . Songoesa, and although he has but 600 men, the enemy had not attacked him. In the said division of O'NEIL is the third division ,of Royal Spanish Infantry Guards. The French occupy the road of Routes Vallis. The cavalry are, however greatly harassed, because they are always kept saddled, and perfortia all the duty and fatigue of the army. M.ir,a.:e, 07T. to.—Orders have been given to prepare the iltiy . 4 Palace of Buen Retiro, for the purpose of accommodating all the Members of the ,Supreme Junta. The Russian Minister, Baron STROGONOFP, has - demanded his passports; but it is thought he will not carry his determination'into effect, when be receives the full satisfaction which the Central Junta mean to give him for what happened on the 14th instant. CADIZ, OCT. Il.—Yesterday arrived here the English Brig Sceptre, Lieut. Baowst, with 100,000 dollars, and some arms, for Catalonia ; she is one of the Transports which left Lisbon with Spanish troops, and brings 50 Valencian Volunteers, and the Commisaioner Don JOSEF EsTotA, who is charg ed wit 4 the troops and with money. The above . Brig willeomplete her cargo of arms and malnutri tion here,. and proceed with the Ship to Atooha, and a-. smaller Vessel, for that coast. In her came Lord Louvam, Colonel FITZGERALD, and 'two Members of the British Parliament, FOSTER and LESLIE FORBES, also General CARNAFA, who, it seems, has been put under arrest, provisionally, in one of the. Castles; and also the Colonel of the Re-' giments of Murcia. The Spanish , troops which were in Lisbon continued embarking, under English convoy, for Catalonia. General DALRYMPLE had sailed for England, to answer for his conduct, Ge neral Don THOMAS MORLA leaves this place shortly for Aranjuez, for the purpose of inspecting the ara tilltry, and to assist at the Supreme Council of War; leaving as Governor, ad interim, Don JOSEF VIRUES, and as Captain-Gen. the Prince Da MONFORTE. All the marine corps, the AuthOrities, and other chiefs of this plate, hate taken the oath prescribed by the governing Junta of the Kingdom, which act has been celebrated with a Te Deum, ringing of bells, and a discharge of artillery. This evening the pro vincial regiment of Cordova marches from hence, to-morrow that of Xerey ; and the next day that of Rondaque. They are those which were in garrison here, and are hardy and well disciplined : their des-. tination for the present is Carolina. Many English vessels arrive here with colonial fruits and produce. SEVILLE, OCTOBER 12.—General MORLA arrives 'here this evening, and will continue his journey to Aranjuez without stopping. GRANADA., OCT. 12.---The Junta of this Pro vince, continuing to facilitate the march of the troops which it has raised, has this morning ordered 68 20th , regiment of infantry of the line, named Boz,as," consisting of 2400 men, to set out ; whtch,, with the corps that have preceded it, and • thtzethat are to follow, will form a total of 15;000 men,-, and 808 horses. All these corps are cc rn prt tely equipped, armed and accoutered; each , baying been previously reviewed by his Excel lency Captain-General DON VENTURA ESCALANTI, who without sparing the greatest pains and fatigue, has laboured and contributed on his part (and with the consent of the Junta); with the utmost solici tude, towardathe better discipline and organiation of these troops, in addition to which they are inlist- Mg and completing a new Regiment of Dragoons -ef- : Granada, two battalions of Chasseurs of Mala ' ga, of 1200 then each, and a Regiment of Light In fantry, at the expence of this Province, which, not ' withstandin g its limited resources, manifests in this manner to Spain and all Europe the valour and patriotism of its natives, already _sufficieruly .evinced in the distinguished part which many of, tk troops had in the ever memorable victory of Baylen, due to their spirit. - • • LISBON, OCT. 12.—Preparations continue with the greatest activity for the departure - of about go English regiments .for Spain,; the greatest 'part-are preparing to go by land. The first division sets-out • to , morrow, taking the route of Almeida. Lieute nant General Sir J. Moomt is named Commander in. Chief of these troops :- he is accompanied by Majer General BEREEIORD, HOPE, - and others. Lieutenant G . t or of 144.(4 CATUCA A T is appointed. Coauuandur of the British Force 3 in Portugal, acid is expecied shortly. Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON, and two other officers, go to England, on account of the trial which it is thought will be infoituted.agairtit General DAL RYMPLE, for the disgracefill Convention ,which he concluded with J (PNOTI . CQRUNNA, OCT. Q3.—The Mail which wAs this day received from Get*al BLAKE has brought in telligence that his head-quarters were still in Bilboa at the time of the departure of the Mail, and that the position of the advanced . postsand of the whole army forrds semi-circle. - . . . Appointments to the different., Secretar}ships of State, and likewise to the Generalship of the Holy Inquisition in Spain, which have taken place, *and been most patriotically conferred on the following worthy personages, viz: Prime Secretaryship of State, Ms Excellency Don NDRO Secretaryship for the Department of Finances, his Excellency Don FRANCISCO- SAAVEDRA. _ Secretaryship of State for the Department of War, his Excellency Doti ATONIC , CORN EL, Secretaryship of State tor the Department of Ma tine, his Excellency Don ANTONIO E CANO. Secretaryship of State .for the Department of fa vour and Justice, his iiicellency Don . BONETO AN TONIO ERM IDA. Generalship of the Holy Inquisition, his Most lltutriothi ;..ordship, the truly venerable Bishop. of ORENee; 'On-Saturday a bag of letters was received at the Post Offiee,' from .Rio 'de Janeiro, - by the MOOR, arrived in the Downs. We have, bylllis 'conveyance, a letter dated the 24th August, which inenfions•that accounts had just been received of the happy change in the affairs of Spain, and that the event had occasioned great rejoicings, and a general illumination. Sir SIDNEY SMITH particularly dis tinguished his Ship, the London, on the occasion. We understand it has beenffinally determined that a Court of Inquiry is tohe assembled for the purpose of investigating the Convention of Cintra. This mode .of proceeding is exaEtly conformable to the' precedents of Sir J. COPE and MortnAutvr; and, under all circumstances, is the best that could be adopted, as it will necessarily comprehend every the most minute circumstance that occurred from the time of the landiug of the British troops in Portugal, to the close of the Negotiation and the Ratification of the Convention. The Court will be public, as was the case in both the precedents above , alluded to. On Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which sat from half past one o'clock till nearly seven, at which were present his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND, Earls CAMDEN, CHATHAM, and BATHURST ; Lords HAWKESBURY and CASTLE ILEAGH ; Mr. Secretary CANNING and Mr. PEACE VAL. After the Council; Mr. MILLS, King's Mes senger,. set off with Dispatches for Spain. The Dernagognes who are so anxious to insult his Majesty by Petitions for the Inquiry, which his 'Ma jesty has announced his intention to institute, are very angry with Sir FRANCIS BURDETT because. he not only disapproves of their proceedings, but has declared that he does not think the Convention of Cintra itself should be condemned, uniessit should be fully demonstrated to have been such as the situa tion or affairs in Portugal would Apt justify. We are g ladtf to hear of this conchiat on the. part of Sir Fnawcis,and hope may be cnosidererl as an angei clans omen of a reformation in his political charaCter. On Friday night, a most daring and cruel robbery was committed at a house in Coventry -street. A young man was about to commence business in it, as an hosier, and had laid in a stock of hosiery to the amount of between four and five hundred pounds, and had every thing prepared for opening the shop on Saturday morning ; he. very imprudently left the house, without any person to sleep in it, on Friday night, and in the . course of the night, the house was entered, and the whole of the stock carried off. A few clays since a very daring robbery was com mitted in Sloane-street,. Knightsbridge. ° A Gentle man, who occupies a house in that street ; keeps'one of the adjoining houses to lett ready furnished; but at the time of the robbery it was unlett—no person resided in it. The Gentleman's business calli him . into the city from the morning till the evening, and during his absence from home the whole of the goods in the house he letts ready furnished were removed in carts ; and it was not discovered' for a day or two afterwards, when he was met by a man who letts Out carts and horses, who addressed the Gentleman with hoping he had not offended him. The Gentleman was astonished at the question,' and requested to know the cause. The carter replied, that he learnt that another man had been employed to remove his goods. The 'Gentleman assured him he was mis taken ; but the man persisted, and the Gentleman, on. examination, found that his house had been rob bed of all his valuable goods. • SINGULAR ELOPEMENT.--An-occurrence, which took place- on Tuesday, in Oxford-road, his•oaCa sioned much conversation in that neighbourhood, A Jeweller's wife,. who posSesses some personal attrac tions,' left her dwelling in the evening of the above day, , -and without making any one acquainted with her; intentions, took the mail for Litchfield, Where the had some relations. Her absence , occasioning much alarm at home, the husband' endeav9ured to ascertain if her apparel also was missing, but on en tering herchamber, found disposed, in a conspicuous situation,' a letter addressed' to himself, in which, without assigning, any reason, ° she declared her de termination never more to cohabit with him.— Highly affected at this abrupt notification, the un fortunate mad, with a family of three children, was for some days inconsolable. On Friday, however, he received a letter from Litchfield, informing him of his wife's arrival in that place with a broken arm, occasioned by the overturning of the coachthat amputation had been found necessary—and that in the illness preceding this operation, she bad ac' knowledged the cause of her flight' to be' owing to the prediaiOn of a fortune-teller, who had assured her she was destined to be the chore-amie of a noble man, whose title and estate she would in a few . days ~lordly inherit ; that desirous of anticipating this splendid elevation, she had taken the resolution to abandon her home, in hopes that when separated from him, her charms would attract those Offers, so necessary to the completion of her ambitious hopes. The husband, congratulating himself that nothing worse had resulted, has set off for Litchfield, to as -sure his person•of her pardon, and to bring .4r. without delay to town DREADFUL• ACCIDENT. • MOFFATT, ocr. 'LC " We tad yesterday . a tno,t dreadful storm of wind and rain, and_tlic risers in the neighbourhood came.down torrents as were never seen be., fore by the oldest pelpie here. amongst the da;- tyx. - .-go occasioned by it V..e are sorry to state a dis tressing 'accident ( - which happened to the mail-coach from Glasgow to Castisle, which passes ibis way, at the. Bridge over the 'River Evan, about nine mil e s from hence, at a 'pint!. Howcleagh, betwixt i!• nine and ten.o'clock la:A. night. " The coach had just -got about half • way . over, whenTt he bridge gave way is the middl e o f the arch, and the coach, passengers, horses, &c. were instant, ly precipitated into the river, doWn a fall of -35 or 40 feet. 'rhere. , 4vere four inside' and .t wo oui side passengers ; the two latter, and two of the horses were killed.::apopArtk.vyt, and the gther passengers had a most miraculous escape with their lives, though "we are sorry are - all very considerably hurt ; the coach,tiaand guard were also much hurt, the former haditireortri broken and was otherwise much bruised, and the guard got a severe contusion in the head. . • " The other coach from Carlisle to 'G!asgow narrowly escaped sharing the same fate ; it arrived at the bridge just at the time the accident happened, and'from the darkness of the night, and the rate the coach necessarily travels, must inevitably have gone into the river at the same breach in the arch, had . not the cries of one of the' sufferers alarmed the goactlman and induced him to stop. " By the exertions of the coachman and guard-of the other coach, the passengers who survived (a La. , dy and three Gentlemen), with the coachman and guard, that had fallen:into the abyss, were extricated, and condueled to a place of safety' until o , her assist ance was atrorded them. Much praise is due to the proprietor; at-Motlatt, for his exertions on this occa sion ; irnthediAtely on hearing of the accident he set ,ont in the middle of the night with several of his servants and surgical assistance, and gate every pos.. si,ble relief to the passengers, and by this means the London mail and many valuable articles in the coaCh have been saved. The exertions of one of the proprie ,tor's servants is particularly deserving notice ; at the risk of his life he went down the precipice, suspended by a rope, and saved the lite of - the Lady (one of the passengers); and recovered the mail bags, which must otherwise have been carried down the stream. The bodies of the two passengers have been found and 'conveyed ,to Moffatt, and notwithstanding the deten -lion occasioned by this calamity, the mail was yes. tcrday delivered in town in its regular course." POLICE. BOW•STRERT, OCT. 29.—Mr. Embry, the fac mer, of Tanners-field, Herefordshire, who, we stated in our PaPer of Friday, had been defrauded' by two sharpers, at a •putilic-house near the Foundling HoS pital, •of 551. ss. by the old trick of pretending to find a diamond cross, oave information of the cir curnstance at the OtfiCe, and a description of the men. Humphreys, the Messenger of the Ofllce, said he would take him to a flash,houie, where he 'worild be -likely to see them. They accordingly went, and Mr. Embry pointed 'out a well-known character of the name ot Joseph Leigh as one Of them, and Humphreys took trim into custody. - F7,atinflaylie,uuderwent au examination before Mr. GRAHAM, but he did not answer the description ot either of the men originally given by Mr. Embry. The prisoner proved an alibi, by producing his land lord, who swore that, at the time Mr. Embry was defrauded on Wednesday morning, the Prisoner was ill in bed. This, in some degree, was corroborated by the prisoner only having, the following day, when he was apprehended, in his possession, a seven-shilling piece; there were, however, found upon hint- nineteen shani bank-notes, and fifteen counterfeit shillings. In consequence of the latter being found, Mr. Cooper, the Solicitor to the Mint, attended but none of them. having been. uttered, the mere possession of them did ;not constitute a crime. The prisoner was therefore discharged. The pretended diamond cross proved only to be worth a few shillings: By a letter from an Officer at Bombay, dated December 12, we are informed that the Jungle feier has broken out among the people employed by Government in cutting timber in the Malabar forests, in consequence of which numbers of them had died, and - the circumstance had occasioned such alarm, that the other labourers had refused to work. - On Saturday last a young man, in Denmark-Court, Strand, took so large a quantity of a mercurial pre paration, that it occasioned his death. He had no intention to destroy himself, but, on the contrary, took the fatal medicine with a view to improve his health. He was to have been married On Sunday morning, and died about the time when the cere ruony was to have taken place. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Ocr. 31. • This day's market was well supplied with prime beasts, and the show of Cattle in other respeas was plentiful; Veal is cheaper than our last report; Mutton and Pork are -dearer; Beef supports last price, and the trade in general was somewhat brisk. Tim sales in the Haymarket were pretty considerable; Clover has fallen in price since Friday's market ; Hay and Straw obtained last prices. —The under mentioned prices and numbers are an accurate state ment To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.—Mutton 3s. 6d. to 4s: Bd. —Veal Ss. 6d. to 6s. Bd.—.l..arnb os. od. to os. od.—Pork ss. 6d. to 6s. Bd. Boasts. 3,too.—Sheep, 17,soo. , —Calves, 220.—Pigs, zso, Hay 51. los. od. to 61. 6s. ed.—Clover 61. 6,. od. to 71. os. od.—Straw tl. 14$. od. to 11. 136. od. CORN EXCHANGE, OCT, 31.—The supply of Wheat this day-is rather short, but sales are made heavily, at a l'edutztion of about 3s. per quarter ; Rye is dearer; Barley, with Malt likewise, and in short supply ; Beans of the two kinds are rather higher; Oats are also in very short supply, but large arrivals are expe'aed—this trade is . named dearer; Flour at the prices of last week. 1 ' Wheat 72$ a S4i a 94$ od I Tick Beans - 7os a 755 ad Fine ditto (new) 965 a rot ud I Oats 35$ a 38s a 423 od Rye - - 525 a 58s at Poland ditto 43$ a 44$ od Barley - - 465 a 51$ tad ; Potatoe - - —$ a 45$ o d Malt - . 845 a 90. +:d i Rape Seed .44 a 461 —ed White Pease 1345 a t44s od Fine k lour , 85s a 9os od Grey ditto - 5Ss a 63s od Seconds . . Sys 0 85s ed ae4o4 . . ' - 704. a 70s ad'